List of Bellator MMA champions

Bellator Fighting Championships is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class.

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Bellator World Championship belt, produced by belt maker Orlando Roman of ChampionCraft

Bellator Champions

Heavyweight Championship

206 pounds (93 kg) to 265 pounds (120 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Cole Konrad def. Neil Grove	October 14, 2010 Bellator 32	Kansas City, MO

Light Heavyweight Championship

186 pounds (84 kg) to 205 pounds (93 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Christian M'Pumbu def. Richard Hale	May 21, 2011 Bellator 45	Lake Charles, LA

Middleweight Championship

171 pounds (78 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Hector Lombard def. Jared Hess	June 19, 2009 Bellator 12	Hollywood, FL	def. Alexander Shlemenko on October 28, 2010 at Bellator 34
The title was vacated on April 24, 2012 when Lombard agreed to a contract with the UFC.

Welterweight Championship

156 pounds (71 kg) to 170 pounds (77 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Lyman Good def. Omar de la Cruz	June 12, 2009 Bellator 11	Uncasville, CT
2	Ben Askren	October 21, 2010 Bellator 33	Philadelphia, PA	def. Jay Hieron on October 29, 2011 at Bellator 56 def. Douglas Lima on April 6, 2012 at Bellator 64

Lightweight Championship

146 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Eddie Alvarez def. Toby Imada	June 19, 2009 Bellator 12	Hollywood, FL	def. Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 at Bellator 39
2	Michael Chandler	November 19, 2011 Bellator 58	Hollywood, FL

Featherweight Championship

136 pounds (62 kg) to 145 pounds (66 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Joe Soto def. Yahir Reyes	June 5, 2009 Bellator 10	Ontario, CA
2	Joe Warren	September 2, 2010 Bellator 27	San Antonio, TX
3	Pat Curran	March 9, 2012 Bellator 60	Hammond, IN

Bantamweight Championship

126 pounds (57 kg) to 135 pounds (61 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Zach Makovsky def. Ed West	October 14, 2010 Bellator 32	Kansas City, MO
2	Eduardo Dantas	April 13, 2012 Bellator 65	Atlantic City, NJ

Women's Division

Women's Flyweight Championship

106 pounds (48 kg) to 115 pounds (52 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Zoila Gurgel def. Megumi Fujii	October 28, 2010 Bellator 34	Hollywood, FL

Bellator Tournaments

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One (April 3, 2009 - June 19, 2009)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Featherweight	Joe Soto	Yahir Reyes	Bellator 10	June 5, 2009
Welterweight	Lyman Good	Omar De La Cruz	Bellator 11	June 12, 2009
Middleweight	Hector Lombard	Jared Hess	Bellator 12	June 19, 2009
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	Toby Imada	Bellator 12	June 19, 2009

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two (April 8, 2010 - June 24, 2010)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Lightweight	Pat Curran	Toby Imada	Bellator 21	June 10, 2010
Welterweight	Ben Askren	Dan Hornbuckle	Bellator 22	June 17, 2010
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	Bryan Baker	Bellator 23	June 24, 2010
Featherweight	Joe Warren	Patricio Freire	Bellator 23	June 24, 2010

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three (August 12, 2010 - October 28, 2010)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	Neil Grove	Bellator 32	October 14, 2010
Bantamweight	Zach Makovsky	Ed West	Bellator 32	October 14, 2010
Women's Flyweight (115 lbs)	Zoila Gurgel	Megumi Fujii	Bellator 34	October 28, 2010

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four (March 5, 2011 - May 21, 2011)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Welterweight	Jay Hieron	Rick Hawn	Bellator 43	May 7, 2011
Lightweight	Michael Chandler	Patricky Freire	Bellator 44	May 14, 2011
Featherweight	Patricio Freire	Daniel Straus	Bellator 45	May 21, 2011
Light Heavyweight	Christian M'Pumbu	Richard Hale	Bellator 45	May 21, 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series (June 25, 2011 - August 20, 2011)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Featherweight	Pat Curran	Marlon Sandro	Bellator 48	August 20, 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five (September 27, 2011 - November 26, 2011)

Weight Division	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
Welterweight	Douglas Lima	Ben Saunders	Bellator 57	November 12, 2011
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	Vitor Vianna	Bellator 57	November 12, 2011
Bantamweight	Eduardo Dantas	Alexis Vila	Bellator 59	November 26, 2011
Heavyweight	Eric Prindle	Thiago Santos	Bellator 62	March 23, 2012

^ 1: Following the no contest at Bellator 59, the rematch between Prindle and Santos was cancelled at Bellator 61, and then again at Bellator 62 due to Santos unable to make weight. Prindle was then rewarded the tournament victory, $100,000, and title shot against reigning champion Cole Konrad.

See also

• List of current mixed martial arts champions
• List of current Bellator fighters
• List of Bellator events
• Mixed martial arts weight classes